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[General Topics] jswede:
The aspect of having the financial resources to buy out your contract is a very common issue. Sometimes waiting out the contract is the best thing to do and obviously only you can ultimately make the right decision for your finanaces. If you make enough money, consider setting aside an extra amount of money every paycheck to get to the point where you can buy out your contracts. Maybe you can stop going out to eat for a month? Maybe you can skip the big trip with the kids over spring break? There's often a place to cut your budget if you feel it's the right priority.

I know that the Verizon iPhone 4 devices have GSM built in and it might even be unlocked already. However, unless jailbroken, I don't believe you can access the APN settings to use a different carrier. I'm not an iPhone expert, I'm all Android. I do think it's possible, and Verizon will likely give you a SIM unlock code if you need it and ask for it, just ask for the unlock code before you terminate your service.

I purchased a GSM Galaxy Nexus, unlocked when I switched. Then I bought a Nexus 4. Those are your best bets for going contract free, however there are other options. But the Nexus phones have the right bands to work with T-Mobile or AT&T, allowing you to hop MVNOs to chase the best price.

Start by reading this thread to get an understanding of prepaid smartphone service: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1455014

If you can't afford a Nexus phone, read this article for some ideas: http://androidandme.com/2012/12/reviews/best-unlocked-android-phone-for-any-budget-december-2012/

A great domestic source for a plethora of unlock phones: http://www.gsmnation.com/

Also, Amazon.com is a great source for unlocked phones.

Remember, you're paying less for service because you're not getting a phone subsidy. Expect to pay an exorbitant amount for your phone, but you will be rewarded by crazy cheap service!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemew:
I've noticed sometimes when I change batteries that my camera flash blinks when I insert it. Is this a problem with the phone circuit or just the battery discharging on the contacts? The only thing I could find about other people's experience with that was from the phone getting wet. My phone has never been wet.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBarnett09:
I've noticed this before with someone's phone... I pulled the battery out and the camera flash blinked when I reinserted the battery. Turns out this issue was caused by the SIM card because it was going bad. Could this maybe be the issue?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemew:
That sounds really odd. No, sim is good. I thought it may be something simple like static.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThePotMonkey:
Mine has done that before stopped when i used the extended battery
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemew:
Thank you for the reply! I was actually using the extended battery at the time. Just hoping I wasn't having a problem more serious with the phone other than a little static flux when touching the contacts. It only happens on initial contact. Taking it out and reinserting doesn't reproduce the effect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jt_lipka:
I rooted my phone yesterday with casual, twrp all that stuff. I had installed a few apps to explore the perks of being rooted. I had backed up with twrp. Looking at my storage and noticed a large amount of memory used in my miscellaneous section. So I went into it and deleted everything....I think thats where I messed up. My phone still works fine. Just no photos. I had very important pictures of my son on my phone. I tried using a recovery app.root to recover them but it said I had no FAT files. Any help on what I can do will be greatly appreciated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
I've read in elsewhere that miscellaneous storage is actually the aggregation of various types of files including media. So if you were able to delete miscellaneous files then perhaps that's why you would have deleted the photos.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jt_lipka:
Ok. Do you know if there is a way to recover those deleted files?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
Just searched "undelete files" at Google Play and this came up:

Undelete for Root Users

Fahrbot

(1,283)

Install

Undelete for Root Users

Undelete for Android is an application for root users that allows you to recover any deleted files from your SD card or internal storage. LOOK IN "UNDELETE" FOLDER FOR FILES. With support for over 1000 file types, ...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jt_lipka:
Tried that. Got an error message on startup after grant root permissions. It said it appears I have no FAT file system storage and if I know I do then I can send log to them and after I hit ok it exits out of the app...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Taxmaster:
I would suggest you send the log to them. I would check in their release notes to see which "FAT" formatting they support. Some may support exFAT while others may support FAT32. Depending on how you're formatted, you may or may not meet their spec. I know this is always a big issue for kernels as well, as some kernels can recognize ext2/3/4/5 and FAT32 but not exFAT.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moldovanos:
I noticed that my ear speaker buzzing level changes with last three roms I installed and guess what? On CodefireX is practically all gone. Anybody is willing to confirm this or am I crazy?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sfkn2:
Is this the buzzing while on a call, or while NOT on a call? Please specify.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moldovanos:
on call
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moldovanos:
basically buzzing and crackling is gone, its nice and clear now
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevk60:
I recently received my Nexus 4 phone and went with a T-Mobile no contract plan. I noticed that I am only getting 2g service. Next to my connectivity bars it shows a G. My data reception is very slow. Is there a way to get faster data speeds by tweaking some settings or am I stuck with the slow 2G speeds? Where I live I am limited to Verizon or us cellular. In order to get a no contract with one of these companies I would have had to get one of their no contract phones. Had to travel about an hour to get to T-Mobile store. Is AT&T any better? Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3UR0TR45H:
Do you live in an area with T-Mobile 4g coverage? If not, you are borked. If you should have 4g coverage, make sure your APN settings are all entered correctly. They have to be exactly right.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevk60:
After doing some research I believe the data service is only going to be 2G. What a bummer! Such a great phone and I can't use it to it's full potential. Only had it a week and looks like I'm going to have to get rid of it already. Thanks for the the info. Guess I'll have to go back to the money sucking Verizon.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threeclaws:
Sounds like you are out in the boonies so chances are tmo is not a good choice for you (ATT is probably lousy too) you don't necessarily have to go back to verizon proper though, pageplus is a viable option and could be much cheaper ($55/mo for unl talk/text + 1gb data) depending on your usage. You won't be able to use the n4 on pageplus but you could always "downgrade" to a galaxy nexus.

edit - Looks like pageplus has some updated plans, the $55 plan now has 2gb of data and they've added a $70 plan that has 5gb of data.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevk60:
I don't really live in the boonies, but where I live there is basically verizon or us cellular to choose from. Can not use the nexus4 on their networks because they do not support the nexus 4 technology. I only get 2G with t mobile or att and the data speed is horrible. Believe I will be looking for a galaxy nexus 4g phone. At least I can use that on verizons network. Again, thanks for your info.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dexwaggles:
I received my Nexus 4 form T mobile and didn't really buy in to the whole death grip issue but noticed the cell antenna signal was really jumpy - i first thought it was software related. In my area i have my ime attached to my optimum wifi to pickup a signal which is heavily available on long island, ny. Switching form the iphone and sprint which i always put 3rd behind verizon, att. I assumed t mobile would be an issue but did not expect the poor coverage i got. The iphone on sprint never showed no signal, i actually cant remember one time with my evo 4g, nexus 3, iphone 4, 4s and 5 where i was anywhere saying dam no signal or dropped call while on sprint. tmobile on the nexus 4 would show an empty triangle as soon as i walked inside a building and was non existent in my home. I assumed software because with wifi off it would hold a signal longer, I'm ok with it dropping cell data on wifi and even tried to not use wifi on weak signal but still had issues.

The phone never went to edge, which i would have been ok with becasue it meant i could make a call, nothign worse than no signal at all. my friend had tmobile sg3 and in my house it would auto switch to full edge in my house, my nexus would show one H bar and then go empty until i switched to 2g or turned off wifie to kill my battery while struggling for one H bar.

I actually got tmobile to drop my contract becasue they could not supply a signal boost. i went to straight talk att sim and had issues, better but still issues. Moved on to gophone, while gophone att is the best signal i noticed since getting the phone i have an open support case with LG to send it in and but am waiting until i have my new nexus 4 form google play which is coming monday. I plan to test the new one, non tmobile while i send in the tmobile one to LG and will resell the LG resend if all goes well. im hoping i received a lemon and all my signal issues go away but have been really frustrated to date.

Especially with APN and prepaid settings, at least straightalk att sim had settigns included, the att gogphone is really secredt about what to give me, multiple reps give different info and advise i need different gophone plans.

Its killing the nexus 4, i even tried the t mobile $60 or $65 plan and could not get a signal in my home or get it to switch to 2g automatically.
[Nexus 4 General] Sfkn2:
I'm on a new research here, so bare with me.

The hypothesis is that the battery drain is due to the earpiece being constantly on. To replicate this, simply have your phone on, and place your ear on the earpiece as if you were on a call. Whether the screen is on or off, there may be a faint buzzing noise, as if the earpiece speaker is always on. Once we have the valid data, I'll run some numbers and see if this constitutes to be a real issue. Then we can track it down to which piece of the base Android code that's causing this problem.

You guys can thank me later once I have the results. :)
[Nexus 4 General] NICEGYPT:
I think this issue is a hardware issue. If it was an android code Google should fixed this issue on the last update. I think
[Nexus 4 General] Sfkn2:
Not if they don't know what's causing it.. But we'll see once we get more data. :)
[Nexus 4 General] Basmatek:
My speaker not the earpiece makes a hissing noise for 5 sec. after unlock and power off, but that's all i get.
[Nexus 4 General] nbell13:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1996174
[Nexus 4 General] eagleeyetom:
Duplicated thread in the wrong section.

Closed.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Jasonp0:
Try chilly's anti venom wipe before you flash a new ROM.
[Nexus 7 General] Shriharsh:
Guys I'm planning to buy nexus 7 but I'm really confused

Here are.my few questions.

1) What's the difference between nexus 7 original development and nexus 7 android development?

2 Nexus 7 isn't cheap in india. its price is 350$ us and ipad mini same. I like nexus because of my android experience and ability to install custom thing

I wanted to put ubuntu on it directly but reports say its unstable. Also I found multirom installer quitting difficult on samsung and sony devices rooting was way easier. So what should I do?

3) what will be restrictions with iphone I will face? never used ios devices personally.

I hope you guys understand what I mean and throw light on it.
[Nexus 7 General] zxcv106106:
Answer to Number 1

You can just click in both sections and you will definitely see the differences.

Answer to Number 2

If what you want can not satisfied you, then wait for it. Wait for ubuntu become as stable as you wish.

I think rooting process on any device will be not too hard, but require a bit of average work.

Answer to Number 3

You already answer this question yourself, when you said you like the android ability to install custom thing. Here you go. It's android. You can do anything you want.

Nexus 7 and Iphone are very different in my opinion. Just go to an Apple store in India, and find out.
[Nexus 7 General] styckx:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/introducing-original-development-forums-for-more-devices/
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] procter:
So I was following pesano's KFHD tweak thread and found out that my int.d was probably not working, so I decided to re-do the process. I wasn't thinking straight and deleted the install-recovery.sh (this is the only one that has an original file) without copying over the new file, and rebooted. Now my kindle is bricked, I think, I can see the kindle fire logo and then the screen goes blank (still has power). When I plugged it in PC, it can be detected as Kindle, but the driver is not taking effect (yellow exclaimation in device manager), and could not connect as usb device either. Is there any easy way to get it back without fastreboot cable?

Thanks a lot.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] lacoursiere18:
No.. and really you shouldn't be doing these things without a fastboot cable.. What do you mean by the driver does not take effect? It sounds like you need to fix the bootloader. I would head over to the Kindle Fire First Aide thread and talk to Chris and see if he can help you out. Is adb working or have you checked? If adb is working then you will be able to enter fastboot without the cable..
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] procter:
I meant I had the drivers installed before but now the device is not using them although it was showing up in Windows 7 device manager as "Kindle". The adb is not working, showing "device not found".
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] lacoursiere18:
Ok so uninstall drivers, click delete driver software, unplug kindle and reinstall drivers.. and then see if adb works.. It should work..Did you have adb working previously?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] procter:
I hardly remember if I used adb commands for rooting this device. I followed the guide here, which runs a series of bat files.

I tried re-installing the kindle drivers (without deleting them first, so it's an overwriting process), and then reboot the PC. Still the same symptoms: "kindle" was listed in device manager of windows 7 but with the yellow exclaimation mark, tried "update driver" pointing to the kindle driver folder but was told that system could not find/install driver in that location.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] lacoursiere18:
You have to update it manually. Do not let the computer find it, you have to find it where you downloaded it too. Follow this guide:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1552547 the ADB section is towards the middle of the original post.. By the way this a great guide if you hav other questions as well
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] procter:
Yes I was referring to manually point to the folder I downloaded the kindle fire usb driver when "updating the driver" in device manager. The automatic search driver never worked. But still, even if I pinpointed the directory where the driver sits, windows still told me could not install the driver.

And btw, the guide you linked to is for Kindle Fire, not kindle fire hd,, does it matter then? Thx.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] lacoursiere18:
A lot of it is the same I am sure some aspects of the GUIDE do not work but as far as installing ADB drivers it is good. Did you uninstall it and also hit delete all software with driver?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] techdeisel:
did u recover

Did u get your he back up I did something simaler and got mine back sounds like I could help u:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] wsh1025:
KFHD 7 Stuck at splash screen

Hey. I am having a terrible time getting my KFHD 7 back to stock. I used KFFirstAide to root it and when I went to restore it back to factory settings it ended up with the holo launcher lock screen and the android start screen. Has no notifier bar at top or menu bar at bottom. Lock screen let's me go online, to the camera, or just unlock. Don't know what happened! It's not recognized in ADB but shows up on computer as Kindle. I just want it back to stock so I can use it again! PLEASE HELP!!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] procter:
In my situation, when trying to update the "Kindle" driver from Windows device manager, use the option to let you choose install driver from a list of devices instead of pointing to the directory where you have the adb driver (it will always tell you can't install even if u point it to the right directory).

In my case, I had all the drivers installed already, so when I use the option to install from the list of known devices, I can choose so"Android adb" or sth similar in that list. And after that you will be able to restore the adb connection.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] zLMFa0:
the the reason your kindle cannot communicate properly with your computer is because it is soft-bricked, only way to recover from a soft-brick is with the use of a fastboot cable, if you are partially soft bricked...ie boot is intact and functional but system filesystem is corrupt you may be able to access fastboot with the use of a fastboot command
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Krsmqn:
Like I tell everyone, go here to solve your problem.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hamiltoes:
Hey guys. I had been running kush's CM10.1 as my daily for weeks but switched back to sense to see what was going on over there. One feature I really enjoyed was having the private message box in the stock messaging app. I eventually had to switch back to CM10.1 as its far superior in my eyes but the messaging app on AOSP does not have a private box. I was wondering if there was a modified apk somewhere with a private box. I really like the simplicity of the AOSP messaging app and gosms and other market messaging apps haven't really pleased me as there are way too many features. If anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jackmax32:
My XS camera failed due to high temperature.. I never had this problem before..

I was playing Granny Smith on my terrace with my phone exposed to direct sunlight before I

I tried to launch the camera.

I didn't check the temperature of the phone at that time.. Anyone know at what temperature camera launch is denied on android?

--I captured the screenshot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] panchuckles:
I think between 56'c ~ 59'c

You can go to system/etc ---> thermald-semc.conf

And see [XO_THERM]
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jackmax32:
Thanks for info..
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] justinmarsh:
ok first let me start with I have the tab 2 7.0 3113 with stock jellybean. I am new to the tablet world but not android my phone works much better than this tablet. I have been trying to deal with the inabiltiy to move apps to sd card by the way the worst engineering screw up known to man a simple task that can be done on any android phone but not my $250 tablet. Sorry getting off track been surfing every forum for an actual fix for 3 days. first i tried the simple fix via app2sd or link2sd withno prevail neither worked ad no other program i could find did either not titanium back up pro nor rom toolbox. I have tried partitioning the sd card with clockwork mod and minitool both say its partitioned but still cant move anything. And i keep getting a low internal storage space which keeps me from doing update i used funny patcher to fix that issue but still cant figure out how to actually really trully not just link2sd but actually download apps to my ext sd card and move some of my bigger games there for storage i have a 32gb sd card that barelly has anything on it nothing works i hav done 4 factory wipes and even tried night time build rom which wouldnt function on my tablet. My tab 2 is rooted by the way please if anyone can think of anything else to try let me know my hands are up in the air.

Thankyou in advance.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] shinobisoft:
First, Welcome to XDA. Not let's see if I can explain...

The device has two "sdcards". One internal and one external. By default, apps go to the internal sdcard. You'll need root and one of the many scripts around to trick the device into thinking that the external sdcard is the internal one. I have the same tablet BTW. Love mine.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] justinmarsh:
how do i do that i have already partitioned it with mini tool and mounted it with clockworkmod what am i missing
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] shinobisoft:
Search... We stress using the search function here at XDA. The main reason is you'll never learn if someone gives you all the answers all the time.

Although you say you've mounted the sdcard in CWM, it's only mounted in CWM. Once you reboot, it's no longer mounted by CWM as CWM is no longer in control. Linux and Android are in control now.

Being the nice guy I am, I'll point you in the right direction this time. But from now on, please search, and search again if no luck the first time. Check out this thread.

Good luck :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
So this is the thing with the Sense Roms that I've tried, when I'm not using Wi-Fi my data doesn't connect :mad: so if anyone can tell me if it can be fixed or do I have to stick with AOKP Roms plz advise thanx in advance :thumbup:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] husker91:
No problems like that on SuperJelly, highly recommend their rom :good:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2049972
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
Thanx I'll give it a go:D in a LIL bit.:thumbup:

thats a NO GO Mobile Data Still say Disconnected am i the only one having this problem??????
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wiisail:
I am trying to find a LG P705 ROM!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
try MeanBean!! best sense rom for the evo 4g LTE hands down!!:good:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] polar2792:
Really..Google.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Check this
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wiisail:
thankyou but I can't find the page because the error~
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
In that case, try here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=825

The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
You are to nice :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
I like MB, but it does the same thing so I'm thinking its my phone:(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
:D

The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Silly question did you update your Profile and PRL?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
I didn't think of doing that but I'll try it the next time I'm on a Sense Rom and that will probly be today some time when I get off work //thanx:D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Along those same lines, what firmware version are you currently on?

The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mito8485:
Flex's stock with goodies has awesome battery life
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
OK this is what I have
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
I'm still learning this sh*t :rolleyes: but will this do
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Looks like you need to read the link below regarding updating your firmware. That might help with your issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1704612

The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
:( Thanx FinZ,I'll wait and get it done (why) because I'm still S-on but I definitely will do once I get a 32bit labtop :thumbup::beer: